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Best Historical Fiction Book Publishing Companies
A comprehensive directory of the best publishers in 2023, vetted by the team at Reedsy. Showing 47 publishers.
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Severn House
Horror, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Romance, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Horror, Fiction
Part of - Canongate Books > Severn House
Location - London, GB
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Website - http://severnhouse.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
💥 Hit titles
Murder Ink
Betty Hechtman
Best Laid Plans
Gwen Florio
A Choir of Crows
Candace M. Robb
Aria Publishing
Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction, Romance, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Crime, Fiction
Part of - Head of Zeus > Aria Publishing
Location - London, GB
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Website - https://ariafiction.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
💥 Hit titles
The Ladies' Midnight Swimming Club
Faith Hogan
One Last Greek Summer
Mandy Baggot
The Girl from Vichy
Andie Newton
Bonnier Books
Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Biographies & Memoirs, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Self-Help, Picture Book, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Nonfiction, Fiction, Children's
Location - Stockholm, SE
Size - Largest
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks, Audiobooks
Website - https://bonnierbooks.com/
💥 Hit titles
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Heather Morris
10 Rules For Talking
Tim Harkness
The Foundling
Stacey Halls
Stairway Press
Math & Science, Science Fiction, Politics, Thriller & Suspense, Action & Adventure, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Self-Help, Environmental, Biographies & Memoirs, Fantasy, Fiction, Nonfiction, Short Story
Location - Phoenix, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books
Website - https://stairwaypress.com
☑️ Indie publisher
💥 Hit titles
In Global Warming We Trust: Too Big to Fail
Anthony Sadar
Failure To Fracture
Anthony Garone
Cyberwarfare
Larry Bell
Wildling Press
Action & Adventure, African-American, Biographies & Memoirs, BIPOC, Children's, Diverse Literature, Fantasy, Feminism, Historical Fiction, Horror, LGBTQ+, Middle Grade, Narrative Nonfiction, Novella, Picture Book, Poetry, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Story, Thriller & Suspense, Urban Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult
Location - Richmond, US
Size - Small press
Formats - , Physical Books, Audiobooks, Ebooks
Submission format - Manuscript entries - Submit here
Website - https://www.wildlingpress.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
The Blameless
E.S. Christison
Cursed Coven
Kara Badalamenti
Lavender Speculation
Jamie Zaccaria
Bloomsbury
Academic, African-American, Comics & Graphic Novels, Cookbook, Diverse Literature, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, History, Horror, Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Nonfiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Story, Thriller & Suspense, True Crime
Location - New York City, US
Size - Largest
Formats - , Physical Books, Audiobooks, Ebooks
Website - https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/
💥 Hit titles
Outlawed
Anna North
Salvage the Bones
Jesmyn Ward
The Priory of the Orange Tree
Samantha Shannon
Madville Publishing
Action & Adventure, African-American, Biographies & Memoirs, BIPOC, Diverse Literature, Fantasy, Feminism, Fiction, Historical Fiction, LGBTQ+, Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Science Fiction, Short Story, Thriller & Suspense, Women's Fiction
Location - Houston, US
Size - Small press
Formats - , Physical Books, Audiobooks, Ebooks
Submission format - Book queries - Submit here
Website - https://madvillepublishing.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Sonju
Wondra Chang
What a Wonderful World This Could Be
Lee Zacharias
Let Me Say This: A Dolly Parton Poetry Anthology
Julie E. Bloemeke and Dustin Brookshire
Conundrum Publishing
Action & Adventure, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense
Location - Denver, US
Size - Small press
Formats - , Physical Books, Audiobooks, Ebooks
Submission format - Submission form - Submit here
Website - https://www.conundrumpub.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Shelter Below
R.L. Kennedy
The Stranger
Mark Ayre
The Enigma Strain
Nick Thacker
Carina Press
Romance, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Diverse Literature, Fiction, Novella
Part of - HarperCollins > Harlequin > Carina Press
Location - Toronto, CA
Size - Mid size
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature
Website - https://www.carinapress.com/
💥 Hit titles
Hot Copy
Ruby Barrett
Knit, Purl, a Baby and a Girl
Hettie Bell
Learned Reactions
Jayce Ellis
Bywater Books
LGBTQ+, Romance, Young Adult, Women's Fiction, Action & Adventure, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Humor, Biographies & Memoirs, Science Fiction, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, Fiction, Nonfiction
Location - Detroit, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature, BIPOC
Submission format - Manuscript entries & book proposals - Submit here
Website - https://www.bywaterbooks.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
96 Hours
Georgia Beers
Beowulf for Cretins
Ann McMan
Compass Rose
Anna Burke
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